April
April 25th- April 27th: Othering and Belonging Conference, Oakland, CA
Author Paloma Pavel will present the 30th edition of Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty at the Othering & Belonging Conference. This event explores belonging without othering within a political, social, economic, and spiritual frame.
The event begins at 12 pm EST on April 25th until 4:30pm on April 27th, 2024 at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Events (10 10th St. Oakland, CA 94607).
More information HERE!
Register HERE!
April 26th- April 27th: Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival, New York, NY
Join illustrator Keith Knight at the Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival. This event celebrates Black comic books and graphic novels with panel discussions, workshops, cosplay showcases, and more!
The event begins at 11 am to 7 pm EST on April 26th – April 27th, 2024 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037)!
More information HERE!
May
May 1: Merideth Taylor at Southern MD Equity in History Coalition Author’s Corner, St. Marys City, MD
Merideth Taylor will be at the Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition’s program launch. The program seeks to elevate the history of Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Taylor will be in the author’s corner with her books.
Event lasts from 4 – 7:30 pm EST at St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Dodge Performing Arts Center (47855 College Dr, St Marys City, MD 20686).
More information HERE!
May 2: Robert Shetterly at the “Finding Our Way” storytelling event from Wayfinder Schools, Camden, ME
This fundraising event featuring Wayfinder graduates and notable Mainers, including Robert Shetterly, offers funny, poignant, and heartfelt stories of people finding their way in theater, art, business, writing, dance, education, and the great outdoors!
Event starts at 7 pm EST at the Camden Opera House (29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843).
Register HERE!
May 2-4: Director Lynne Elizabeth, at the Community Built Association Conference, Providence, RI
Lynne Elizabeth, director of New Village Press, will be at the Community Built Association Conference displaying selected titles and selling books.
Conference begins May 2nd and goes through the 5th of May. Event is located at AS220 (115 Empire St. Providence, RI 02903).
More information HERE!
May 6-8: Mindy Fullilove to give the keynote address to the Main Street Now Conference, Birmingham, AL
May 11: Studio & Garden Tour with Mayumi Oda: Happy Veggies with the Donkey Mill Art Center
Join Mayumi Oda at the Gingerhill Farm for a tour of the gardens, art and conversation. This event is part of the ongoing exhibition of Happy Veggies at the Donkey Mill Art Center.
Event starts at 9:30am (HST) at the Donkey Mill Art Center (78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725).
More information HERE!
May 13: Muriel Fox honored with the Clara Lemlich Award, New York, NY
Muriel Fox will be honored with the Clara Lemlich Award for social activism. The award celebrates the lives of women whose activist work has made a lasting change in the world.
The awards will be held on Monday, May 13 at 4:00 pm EST at the Museum of the City of New York (1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029).
More information HERE!
May 15-17: Muriel Fox to be honored at IWF 50th Anniversary Conference in New York, NY
Muriel Fox, author of the forthcoming The Women’s Revolution, will be honored at the International Women’s Forum 50th Anniversary Conference.
More information HERE!
May 19th: Healing the Colonizer Mind— Conversation with Louise Dunlap
Join author Louise Dunlap in conversation with Aravinda Ananda to discuss Dunlap’s book Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land Healing the Colonizer Mind. The event follows the Work that Reconnects with a focus on the settler colonial project on Turtle Island.
The event begins at 11 am PST on May 19th, 2024 on Zoom!
More information HERE!
May 23rd: Wine, Wisdom, and The Women’s Revolution, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Join author Muriel Fox at the Kendal on Hudson for wine, tapas, and a presentation on her upcoming book.
The event begins at 2 pm on May 23rd, 2024 at Kendal on Hudson (1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591)!
More information HERE!
May 30 – June 16: Playwright Catherine Filloux’s world premiere for How to Eat an Orange, New York, NY
Playwright and contributing author to Acting Together, Catherine Filloux’s newest play, How to Eat an Orange, follows the life story of activist Claudia Bernardi and her work digging up the past.
The play will run from May 30 to June 16 at The Downstairs (66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003).
More information HERE!
Buy Tickets HERE!
June
June 7th – 9th: Hobart Festival of Women Writers, Hobart, NY
Join Lynne Elizabeth and other writers and dive into the art of narrative craft. Lynne Elizabeth will present on pitching books effectively with her talk “What Publishers Need”.
The festival runs June 7th – 9th at Northern Catskill Book Village of Hobart, New York.
More information HERE!
June 8: Root Shock 20 Event with University of Orange, City of Orange, NJ
Join University of Orange’s Root Shock 20 event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Root Shock by Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD.
Event will take place at The HUUB, inc (35 &, 47 Cleveland St, City of Orange, NJ 07050).
More Information to come!
June 20th: Merideth M. Taylor at St. Mary’s College Chesapeake Writers’ Conference, St. Mary’s City, MD
Author Merideth M. Taylor will be at the Chesapeake Writers’ Conference to sign copies of her books. The 11th annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference will be held from June 16 – June 22 on the St. Mary’s College campus in St. Mary’s City, Maryland.
More information HERE!
June 30: Merideth M. Taylor at Busboys and Poets, Hyattsville, MD
Author Merideth M. Taylor will be at Busboys and Poets to discuss her new book Making a Way Out of No Way.
The event begins at 6 pm EST on June 30th at Busboys and Poets Hyattsville (5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781)!
Reservation is required.